Mihai Grecu

Mihai Grecu (22 November 1916 – 9 April 1998) was a painter from Moldova. According to Lonely Planet, The biggest name in Moldovan painting is Mihai Grecu (1916–98), who co-founded the National School of Painting and was also a poet and free love advocate. His works range from the formally classical to a folk-styled art naive.

Personal Exhibitions in the Republic

 * 1946 – The Union of the Plastic Artists, Chișinău
 * 1958 – The State Art Museum of the MSSR, Chișinău
 * 1963 – The Architect's House, Chișinău
 * 1966 – "Mihai Grecu at 50 years", Chișinău
 * 1969 – The Architect's House, Chișinău
 * 1977 – The State Art Museum of the MSSR, Chișinău
 * 1986 – "Mihai Grecu at 70 years", Chișinău
 * 1992 – Chișinău
 * 1996 – "Mihai Grecu at 80", the National Art Museum of Moldova, Chișinău

Personal Exhibitions Abroad

 * 1965 – Baku, Azerbaijan
 * 1965 – Odesa, Ukraine
 * 1966 – Chernivtsi, Ukraine
 * 1968 – Tallinn, Tartu (Estonia), Riga, Liepāja (Latvia)
 * 1969 – Lviv, Ukraine
 * 1971 – Moscow, Russian Federation
 * 1973 – Vilnius (Lithuania) and Vologda, Russian Federation
 * 1974 – Yerevan (Armenia), Mykolaiv (Ukraine)
 * 1975 – Leningrad (Saint Petersburg), Russian Federation
 * 1977 – Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
 * 1980 – Odesa, Ukraine
 * 1989 – Moscow, Russian Federation
 * 1992 – Bacău and Bucharest (Romania)

Decorations

 * 1960 – The Order "Insigna de Onoare" (The Badge of Honor)
 * 1972 – The Master of Fine Arts of the MSSR
 * 1987 – The People's Plastic Artist of the MSSR
 * 1992 – Order of the Republic (Moldova)

Prizes

 * 1966 – Golden Medal of the Republican Exhibition of the National Economy of the USSR for the picture "Zi de toamna" (Autumn Day)
 * 1970 – Golden Medal of the Republican Exhibition of the National Economy of the USSR for the triptych "Istoria unei vieti" (History of a Life)
 * 1978 – Laureate of the State Prize of the MSSR
 * 1990 – Laureate of the State Prize of the USSR
 * 1991 – The Great Prize at the 1st Edition of the "Moldova Art Salons" for, the picture "Omagiu stramosilor" (Homage to the Ancestors), Romania

Works

 * Maternity, 1943, paint, 50x34,5
 * Woman with a Yellow Headkerchief, 1957, oil on canvas, 93x57
 * Turkey (cock), 1969, oil on canvas, 120x120
 * Hospitality, 1966–67, oil on canvas, 200x200
 * Still-life with Quinces, 1967, oil on canvas, 66x60
 * Recruits, 1965, oil on canvas, 131x150
 * The Autumn Day, 1964, oil on canvas, 197x116
 * The Gates of Orheiul Vechi, 1968 – 1974
 * The Cranes Had Gone, 1973, mixed technology, canvas, 120x130
 * The Bugeac House, 1982, oil on canvas, 120x130
 * Supper in the Field, 1970–1971, oil on canvas, 120x130
 * The Old Mill, 1976, oil on canvas, 120x100
 * The Girls from Ciadar-Lunga, 1960, oil on canvas, 193x172